Microsoft Windows Thumbnail Bitmap Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Thumbnail Bitmap Parser. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-3970. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Thumbnail Bitmap Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION function in shimgvw.dll in the Windows Shell graphics processor (aka graphics rendering engine) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .MIC or unspecified Office document containing a thumbnail bitmap with a negative biClrUsed value, as reported by Moti and Xu Hao, aka "Windows Shell Graphics Processing Overrun Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2011 by Moti Xu Hao as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3970 since 10/14/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51906 (MS11-006: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Graphics Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2483185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118888 (Microsoft Windows Shell Graphics Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-006 and KB2490606)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10762.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64910), Tenable (51906), SecurityFocus (BID 45662†), Secunia (SA42779†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024932†). The entries VDB-55989 and VDB-55832 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 51906
Nessus Name: MS11-006: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Graphics Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2483185)
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OpenVAS ID: 902334
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Graphics Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2483185)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_thumbnail_createsizeddibsection
Saint Name: Windows Thumbnail View CreateSizedDIBSECTION buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: ms11_006_createsizeddibsection.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS11-006 Microsoft Windows CreateSizedDIBSECTION Stack Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: microsoft.com
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10/14/2010 🔍
12/22/2010 +69 days 🔍
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01/04/2011 +13 days 🔍
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01/05/2011 +1 days 🔍
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01/19/2011 +14 days 🔍
02/08/2011 +20 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Researcher: Moti Xu Hao
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4237

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X-Force: 64910
SecurityFocus: 45662 - Microsoft Windows 'CreateSizedDIBSECTION()' Thumbnail View Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 42779 - Microsoft Windows Thumbnail Bitmap Parsing Buffer Overflow, Extremely Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024932 - Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Stack Overflow in Processing Thumbnail Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 28965 - [MS11-006] Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2011-0018

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2011 01:00
Updated: 01/05/2025 22:20
Changes: 01/19/2011 01:00 (92), 03/13/2017 08:19 (19), 03/18/2021 15:41 (3), 06/28/2024 14:35 (15), 01/05/2025 22:20 (1)
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